What contributed to the growing economic gap between the eastern and western regions of North Carolina?

The government agreed to temporarily waive tax payments.
The government continued to force farmers to pay high taxes.
The government offered to relocate farmers to the east.
The government paid farmers for their financial losses.

Currently, as of february 2016, an american traveling in france would be by the exchange rate. the weakness of the euro and the strength of the us dollar means that items in france cost less to an american than they otherwise would. of course, if this trend reverses and the us dollar weakens and the euro strengthens, such as was happening in early 2008, an american traveling in france would have an adverse experience because items would cost relatively more.